>>Forward-control (you can't call a rear-engined van "cabover", after
all) is the only sort of van I'd ever buy; you can't beat the
space-efficiency.

This was a major deciding factor in getting my Vanagon.  The other vans I
looked at just didn't have enough length to accomodate my racing gear.
Well, not without being a gigantic behemoth like an Econoline, etc.  : )
This is probably the biggest downfall in me trading mine in on a Eurovan - I
don't know that my gear will fit.

Chris